Telegram-herald., 1887-03-06

BY THE DUCHESS.

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fortnight.
YES. Lady valvorth Is saying spro-
pos her 500 lie II xstnx abroad 10 Swlg-
zerland. be tells lie. with some bachelor
TRENDS Of Ms. on course he has many
ffie1as. Wien yoa meet him. with
proud sualls. You viii understand that.
And - you ~ill come, my DEAR Mill
sent. l hear, viii be Ineonsol4ois II you
refuse
IL should Ike it''-begins Nadine
stauaaering and fslisring, afraid 70 refuse
afraid far more AFRAID % accept, tha-
Little struggle with her eonseisace rot
beng yet snaed.
.fhea saats all right, " declares LADY
Nalw0rth hs4rtIiy aistakIng her indefis-
ion fOr shyness '.Alhcent. darling
calling . hiiss Grey, who has just come
OF victorious in an encounter with her
auntie, y ho has, a. the close u It, found
herself declaring. very much against her
better udzmens, thar Gerald Mass&rcene,
FOR paupeF, IL a wonderfully we'll regu-
lated young pan, and that. Il course,
there WA no harm IN Mss Grey ; meet
ing him A. Mss Duran > afternoons
80 long as you remember Jon are en-
gagged % your cousin. she winds up.
desperately Miss Grey shrugs ber shout
ders and mods sequisscence. The time
j. not yet ripe, she tells herself for spring
ing the entire truth upon her already
too distressed aunG" A she finishes
this remarkable sentence In her own mind
she laughs and assures herself that the
lessons In German have not been entirely
wanted
''Mnlicent, darling" calls Lady Val
worth, and Milhcent, starting slightly,
turns 10 her, your little friend mere has
promised TO come 70 me on the fifth.
That Is the lay on which you have de-
eided, Is 10 nots' looking al Mrs Brand.
sOf course. my dear % Nadine, lit
VIII be nicer and mere comfortable for
you 10 travel with Mrs Brand P"
''Of course" says Mrs. Brand, and so
the discussion ends. Nsdine's conscience.
whether satisfied or not, is forbidden
further inssIses ence All management
IN the affair has been taken out of her
hands.
She is feeling depressed and rather
nervous Rising as Millicent comes
toward her, she bids a soft but hasty
adieu % LADY Valworth.
so soon. Nadine'' says Mrs. Brand.
ssWhy, Lady Valworth has not had time
20 grow accustomed even TO your face
vet Could you not stay and dine' You
so seldom come 70 us on an off day, one
that is separate from your German, that
/ | should ike 20 keep you tonight
Yes, do stay, Nadine" entreats Mill
cent
''You need not mind your gown,
SAYS Mrs. Brand. There VIII De nobody
but Capt. Boyle.
Thank you Not tonight. Mamma
would be uneasy il she did not know
what had kept me, returns Nadine
gently. She would another time have
been delighted 10 stay, but now she
longs only for the moment when she shsl
find herself alcle, that she may think
without interruption of this strange JOY
this happiness half fear-that has beer
I offered TO her.
The entrance OF other visitors check:
further solicitations from Mrs. Brand
and Millicent. and, pressing the latter:
hand gently. she slips past her, and run.
down the staircase into the hall.
The sound Of some one whistling as sh,
reaches IL attracts her attention Look
ing round, she sees a young man, witt
hts back turned 20 her. bending over
letter unaer the center lamp Her foot
step. light always, had bees unhesrC
upon the carpet OF the stairs but now
a. it reaches the ns-ble beneath, a fain
click makes itself known. The youni
man, turning sharply, looks at her. III
Is standing exactly beneath the lamp, 81
that his face is distinctly visible 1t
. Paul Annerleyl